To become flexible is easy! A few useful tips from me.
Do not worry if you are not flexible, because this is just the issue of time.
I myself spent hours per week doing this or that...And week after week it seemed there was no result. But one day it just went smoothly. As if my muscles said to me - ok...we give up..here is your split.
It is never too late to start. And this is not just about stretching :)
It does not matter how old you are and what body shape you have. If you want to be flexible or maybe in your 40-ies you wanna master a split, it is possible! Believe me, I saw dozens of real examples when ladies who never stretched befire could do a split in two months already!
I am omitting all the reasons why stretching is good. It is obvious. Taking care about the body is always a present to it.
So I would identify several small "rules":
- Before stretching there should be done a very profound warmup.
- If you are a beginner, start a stretching session from 15 till 30 minutes. In case if you are an advanced "stretcher" then do it up to 1 hour.
- In each position you should keep your body for min 20 seconds and if you train a split then it is better to prolong the time till 2-3 minutes.
- The level of pain should be bearable. You must have it, but not too much!
- Follow breathing: on inhalation you prepare you body for a position and on air exhalation you should take the position.
- All movements should be slow and without jerks.
AND THE MAIN GOLDEN SECRET IS THIS ONE:
STRETCH ALMOST EVERY DAY IF YOU WANT FAST RESULTS.
Here are some pictures of my stretching session.
Believe you can do it!
This is a great post. I think your first picture fits your username quite nicely - your smile is almost verging into the crazy - I mean that in a good way :) I consider myself pretty flexible for a 37 year old man (I can easily put both palms flat on the ground in front of me) but I have been battling some tightness in my hip. When I saw a physical therapist and we started discussing what changes had happened in my life I realized that when Thing One was born a few years back I had almost entirely stopped stretching. I used to work out and stretch for about an hour every evening and while I still do body weight exercises, push ups, pull ups, planks, etc., I had pretty much stopped stretching.
Now that I am conscious of this and stretching regularly again it has made a huge difference not just in my hip but also in some soreness that had been cropping up in my knee. I highly recommend stretching and you have some great tips here!
I would add to your tip on following breathing for readying on inhalation and assuming position on exhalation, that I have personally found that staying conscious of breathing deeply and evenly throughout a stretch has made the gains much more noticeable.
Wow! Thank you very much for such a profound comment! You know...as for the age I am not far away from you)) I am 33.
That is great that you have found the breath technique that makes you progress fast. Actually we all have to do this, I mean listen to somebody's tips, but then to experiment with our own body and feel what suits us better. Keep stretching! Your body is happy about it)
This is what I call flexible.
Great :)
)) thank u!
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STOPI am trying to stretch more at the gym, it just feel as if I am not getting anywhere, its very painful to stretch lol, but i will keep going till i can touch my feet
Yes, do it! The main thing - do it regularly. And imagine that you already touch your feet as you want ) This visualization will bring you further. Be stubborn. I know you can!)
ya I am getting close, I am in pretty good shape just I always avoided the flexibility part, now i am going back on it. its hard, but i do it for about 10 or so minutes before and after my workouts. how long do you think before and after hard workouts for?
Before your workout you should not stretch, you should just warm up. Stretching is after workout, 10-15 min would be good!
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Impressive!
You look like you have developed strength with your flexibility routine. That backward flip thingy looks like it will cook your shoulders, back and abdominal muscles.
I need to do more stretches. I used to do lots, but I have lost some flexibility over the years and a little range of motion due to injuries etc.
Thank you!
Step by step, everything will come. Just do it. Regularly. And keep your aim in mind)